Dr. Kendall Hansen's antics gives way to rivalry
May 4, 2012LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Dr. Kendall Hansen has big plans. Not many of them have gone over well with the rest of the thoroughbred industry.
There's a definite buzz surrounding his nearly all-white colt and namesake, Hansen. Then, there's the pain management doctor who keeps finding odd ways to amplify it.
He's dyed the tail of his horse blue. He's brought a large contingent of young women in tight dresses to party with him. And, he says he's hired a skywriter to spell out the Kentucky Derby winner's name in the clouds on Saturday.
It hasn't gone over well.
Dullahan topped Hansen in the Blue Grass Stakes, and Donegal Racing's Jerry Crawford says that while Dr. Hansen hosted the party at Keeneland that day, they blew out the candles in the growing rivalry.